TSG Hoffenheim grabs a draw against FC Köln. HIGHLIGHTS

SINSHEIM. TSG Hoffenheim found a way to snatch a late draw against FC Köln with a late goal from A. Kramaric.

February 12, 2024

SINSHEIM. TSG Hoffenheim was able to snatch a draw against FC Köln with a late goal from A. Kramaric scored in the (90′) after FC Köln got a lead with a goal from M. Finkgräfe (79′). TSG Hoffenheim was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the PreZero Arena stadium in Sinsheim on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert with the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.73 degrees Celsius or 45.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

TSG Hoffenheim

1 - 1

FC Köln

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

10 Total 6
3 On Target 1
3 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 3

120 Attack 105
61 Dangerous attack 41
65 Ball safe 72

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 3

Fouls

11 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim had a superior ball possession 57% while FC Köln was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough TSG Hoffenheim to win the match.

TSG Hoffenheim shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (Florian Grillitsch , Anton Stach and Ihlas Bebou). Regarding the opposition, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (Linton Maina, Julian Chabot, Benno Schmitz and Max Finkgräfe).

Match Timeline

Ihlas Bebou- Yellow

32'

55'

Benno Schmitz- Yellow

58'

Linton Maina- sub ->Florian Kainz

Kevin Akpoguma- sub ->Pavel Kadeřábek

68'

Andrej Kramaric- sub ->Wout Weghorst

68'

Anton Stach- sub ->Umut Tohumcu

68'

74'

Steffen Tigges- sub ->Faride Alidou

76'

Linton Maina- Yellow

76'

Julian Chabot- Yellow

Anton Stach- Yellow

78'

79'

Max Finkgräfe(goal)Ozan Kabak

Florian Grillitsch- Yellow

81'

Bambasé Conté- sub ->Ihlas Bebou

82'

David Jurásek- sub ->Robert Skov

82'

84'

Max Finkgräfe- Yellow

90'

Sargis Adamyan- sub ->Jan Thielmann

90'

Dominique Heintz- sub ->Max Finkgräfe

Andrej Kramaric(goal)Ozan Kabak

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this encounter, TSG Hoffenheim has 27 points like Heidenheim to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln will has 16 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will host FC Union Berlin on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).

FC Köln will host Werder Bremen on the 17th of February with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (10 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim

Oliver Baumann 1.Germany

6.7

Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria

7.0

81'

Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey

7.3

Stanley Nsoki 34.France

7.0

Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic

7.0

68'

Grischa Prömel 6.Germany

7.0

Robert Skov 29.Denmark

7.5

82'

Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany

7.0

68'

Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo

7.0

82'

32'

Wout Weghorst 10.Netherlands

7.5

68'

Maximilian Beier 14.Germany

6.8

Substitutes

Nahuel Noll 36.Germany

Kasim Adams 15.Ghana

David Jurásek 19.Czech Republic

6.7

82'

Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria

6.4

68'

Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany

Anton Stach 16.Germany

6.7

68'

78'

Bambasé Conté 31.Germany

6.7

82'

Tom Bischof 39.Germany

Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia

7.3

68'

90'

TSG Hoffenheim started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (6.7), Ozan Kabak (7.3), Florian Grillitsch (7.0), Stanley N’Soki (7.0), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.0), Grischa Prömel (7.0), Umut Tohumcu (7.0), Robert Skov (7.5), Ihlas Bebou (7.0), Wout Weghorst (7.5) and Maximilian Beier (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kasim Adams, David Jurásek (6.7), Finn Ole Becker, Kevin Akpoguma (6.4), Bambasé Conté (6.7), Nahuel Noll, Tom Bischof, Anton Stach (6.7) and Andrej Kramaric (7.3).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Pavel Kadeřábek for Kevin Akpoguma (68′), Umut Tohumcu for Anton Stach (68′), Wout Weghorst for Andrej Kramaric (68′), Ihlas Bebou for Bambasé Conté (82′) and Robert Skov for David Jurásek (82′).

Player of the match: Wout Weghorst

The player that probably impressed the most for TSG Hoffenheim was Wout Weghorst.

His rating is 7.5 with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln

Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany

7.0

Benno Schmitz 2.Germany

6.8

55'

Timo Hübers 4.Germany

Luca Kilian 15.Germany

6.3

Julian Chabot 24.Germany

7.5

76'

Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany

8.4

90'

84'

79'

Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria

6.7

Eric Martel 6.Germany

7.1

Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany

7.0

Florian Kainz 11.Austria

6.7

58'

Faride Alidou 40.Germany

6.3

74'

Jan Thielmann 29.Germany

7.0

90'

Substitutes

Philipp Pentke 20.Germany

Dominique Heintz 3.Germany

6.3

90'

Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo

Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark

Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda 38.Germany

Jacob Christensen 22.Denmark

Linton Maina 37.Germany

6.4

58'

76'

Steffen Tigges 21.Germany

6.6

74'

Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia

6.8

90'

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Timo Schultz played with: Timo Hübers, Marvin Schwäbe (7.0), Benno Schmitz (6.8), Luca Kilian (6.3), Julian Chabot (7.5), Max Finkgräfe (8.4), Eric Martel (7.1), Denis Huseinbašić (7.0), Faride Alidou (6.3), Florian Kainz (6.7) and Dejan Ljubičić (6.7), Jan Thielmann (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dominique Heintz (6.3), Leart Paqarada, Rasmus Carstensen, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges (6.6), Jacob Christensen, Sargis Adamyan (6.8), Linton Maina (6.4) and Elias Bakatukanda.

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of Dominique Heintz (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 4 changes: Florian Kainz for Linton Maina (58′), Faride Alidou for Steffen Tigges (74′), Max Finkgräfe for Dominique Heintz (90′) and Jan Thielmann for Sargis Adamyan (90′).